The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
0.1487Canon Score · ranked #151 all time
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About the book
Belgian Inspector Hercule Poirot has retired to the countryside in the small English village of King's Abbot. Dr. Sheppard, observing his new neighbor, is sure that he must be a former hairdresser. But the brutal murder of a local squire reveals the truth: the peculiar little man is actually a detective par excellence. The Murder of the wealthy industrialist Roger Ackroyd begins the night before with the suicide of M
Why it ranks #151
Every list on which The Murder of Roger Ackroyd appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Le Monde 100 Books of the Century | Critics' canon | #49 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #377 / 500 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |